Skin Cancer
Discussion List
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SCC moved to lymph node - radiation advice
Hello - I'm new but I've been dealing with this since November 2011. Got a sore that didn't heal - saw the doc within 7-10 days of it to get antibiotics - just figured it was infected - she didn't want to touch it - sent me to dermatologist who did biopsy. BTW, it was on my left temple. It was SCC, so I was scheduled for…
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Melanoma metastasis to the spleen
Does anybody on here have any information on melanoma that has metastasised to the spleen as the primary organ? Do you know if they remove the spleen? Thank you
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New melanoma victim...
For anyone out there who has experience with this battle, I would love to discuss what may be upcoming for me. I went for what I thought was a cosmetic procedure and a couple of weeks later, walked out with a lab report stating 'very worrisome for malignant melanoma'. I live in Iowa and my primary care Dr. is sending me to…
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Special stain? New here...
At this point I am pretty nervous. I went to the dermatologist and she removed what I thought was a mole on my face. She was suspicious about it being basal cell and was sending it to the lab. I called yesterday to check on the results and was told that it was being sent for special stain. I have tried to research why this…